PTC Police investigating fatal hit and run

A 17-year-old male is dead, and Peachtree City Police are asking for the public’s help with information on an alleged hit and run fatality.

According to Lt. Odilia Bergh, officers responded to a report of a suspicious person in the roadway on Hwy. 74 around 11:20 p.m. Thursday night. Once on the scene at Hwy. 74 southbound just north of Paschal Road, they found Christopher Jordan Babilonia of Peachtree City laying in the roadway with severe injuries indicating he had been hit by a vehicle. Babilonia was rushed to Fayette Piedmont Hospital where he passed shortly after arrival.

There were no known witnesses to the incident, and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information that may aid the investigation is asked to call 770-487-8866. Tips can be submitted anonymously at www.tipsubmit.com or by texting “PTCTIPS” and your tip to 274637 (CRIMES).

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Christopher Dunn has been the sports editor for Fayette Newspapers since 2011, in addition to running Fayette Game Day magazine. He is a graduate of Fayette County schools, as well as a graduate of Georgia State University with a degree in journalism. Follow him on twitter @fayettesports.